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In her long reign, the Queen witnessed the 180-degree transformation of Bermuda from a racist and insular economic backwater into a progressive, cosmopolitan powerhouse, punching above its weight in the world.
For 350 years, Bermuda had seen chattel ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
An audience with the Queen came as a surprise for Parks superintendent Stephen Furbert during the monarch’s 2009 visit to Bermuda with her husband, Prince Philip.
Their tree planting at Government House, an almost obligatory ritual for a visiting dig...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Through her 70-year reign, the Queen witnessed first-hand the transformation of the maritime museum in Dockyard into the country’s largest museum.
The director of the National Museum of Bermuda, Elena Strong, said: “I remember her being in awe of ho...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Schoolchildren and their parents are being reminded that pre-return Covid-19 testing starts today.
A negative test result dated between today and Sunday is required for students to return to in-class learning on Monday.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Education is making preparations to celebrate the opening of Bermuda’s first two signature schools on Monday.
CedarBridge Academy and The Berkeley Institute are on course to open their doors on time with the former offering signature ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Concerns raised by prison officers over the “unsafe” conditions they have to work in are being ignored by the Government, the Opposition has said.
Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, suggested the Government did not care about wha...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
A private school paid tribute yesterday to an alumnus who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Kwame Naylor and Rachael Betschart, Warwick Academy’s head boy and head girl, laid a wreath and photograph of Rhondelle Tankard at the school’s ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A recently-launched internship programme reaped rewards not only for the participating high school students but also the businesses who hosted them.
Rise Marketing launched the six-week SkillCraft programme in April with this year’s cohort of ten gi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermuda-based early childhood music and movement programme has been recognised by a leading global provider of music-based learning.
Bermuda Kids was recently awarded the 2022 Top Programme through Kindermusik International and joins an elite ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An educational award in memory of a beloved eye surgeon has gone this year to an aspiring Bermudian eye-care professional studying in the United States.
Keirra Winn was chosen by the Bermuda International Institute of Ophthalmology to be the 2022 rec...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell